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GATE-2018 ME

ANALYSIS OF GATE 2018*(Memory Based)

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering
Mathematics Engineering
13% Mechanics
Industrial General Aptitude 3%
Engineering 15% Mechanics of
6% Materials
8%
Theory Of
Manufacturing Machines
Engineering 8%
19%
Fluid Mechanics
8%
Thermodynamics
12%
Machine
Design
3%

Heat Transfer
5%

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ME ANALYSIS-2018_3-Feb_Afternoon
Level of Total
SUBJECT No. of Ques. Topics Asked in Paper(Memory Based)
Ques. Marks
Random Variable, Complex Variable,
Engineering 1 Marks: 5
Divergence, Complementary Function, Easy 13
Mathematics 2 Marks: 4 Determinant, Variable Separable Method,
Fourier Series
Engineering 1 Marks:1
Slider Crank Mechanism, Collision Medium 3
Mechanics 2 Marks: 1
Mechanics of 1 Marks: 2
Columns, Simple Stress and Strain Medium 8
Materials 2 Marks: 3
Theory Of 1 Marks: 2
Gear Strain, Vibration, Torsion, Cams Medium 8
Machines 2 Marks: 3
1 Marks: 1
Machine Design Bearing Capacity, Breaks Easy 3
2 Marks: 2
1 Marks: 2
Fluid Mechanics Fluid Properties, Flow through pipes Medium 8
2 Marks: 3
1 Marks: 1
Heat Transfer Radiation, Convection Easy 5
2 Marks: 2
1 Marks: 2
Thermodynamics Ideal Gas, IC Engine, Vapour compression Medium 12
2 Marks: 5 cycle, Refrigeration
Manufacturing 1 Marks: 7
Milling, Metal Cutting, Forming, EDM Tough 19
Engineering 2 Marks: 6
Industrial 1 Marks: 2
Inventory Management, Linear Tough 6
Engineering 2 Marks: 2 Programming
1 Marks: 5
General Aptitude Geometry, TSD, Functions, Grammar, Easy 15
2 Marks: 5 Numbers, Work, inference
Total 65 100
Faculty Feedback Majority of the question were concept based. General Aptitude And
Mathematics is Very Easy. Core Subject Questions were 50% easy, 30%
medium and 20% tough.

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GATE 2018 Examination*(Memory Based)

Mechanical Engineering
Test Date: 3-Feb-2018
Test Time: 2:00 PM 5:00 PM
Subject Name: Mechanical Engineering

General Aptitude
1. A contract is to be completed in 52 days and 125 identical robots where employed each
operated for 7 hr/day. After 39 days , ( ) of work was completed. How many additional
robots would be required to complete the work on time. If each robot is now operational
for 8 hrs a day
[Ans. 7]

2. Complete the Series:

BC FGH LMNO__________?
[Ans. TUVWX]

3.
[Ans. 1]

4. Perimeter of circle, square and equilateral triangle are equal then

(A) Area of circle will be maximum.
(B) Area of square will be maximum.
(C) Area of equilateral triangle will be maximum.
(D) All area will be equal.
[Ans. A]

5. The dress __________ her, that they all __________ her for appearance.
[Ans. A]
Complemented, Complimented

6. A wire bent over square has area of m . Wire is cut into two parts a and b such that
a = 3b. Now’ a’ is bent over square and’ b’ bent over circle. Find out the sum of area of
square and circle
[Ans. *]Range: 1243 to 1243

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Technical
1. A bimetallic cylindrical bar of cross sectional area 1 is made by steel and aluminum as
shown. To maintain axial strain in both steel and aluminum tensile in steel
and compressive in Al) The force P = __________kN.

[Ans. *] Range: 280 to 280

b b

b
b
( ) ( )

( ) b) ( )
) ) ) )
b
( ) ( )

b
rom nd
( )

( )

b ( )

lso )

( )( ) )
) )
( )

2. Minimum axial compressive load required to initiate buckling for a pinned –pinned
slender column with bending stiffness EI and length L is __________

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3. If the bar is loaded with a torsional load of 150 Nm as shown. Find the torsional reaction at
P and Q

mm mm
(A) 100,50
(B) 50,100
(C) 50,50
(D) 100,100
[Ans. A]
b

b
( ) ( ) ) b )

b
b
b

4. Given scalar function ln r) then find its radiant

Given (r⃗ xi yj zk |r̅ | r √x y z )
(A) r
r⃗
)
|r|
r⃗ r⃗
)
r⃗ r⃗ r
r⃗
)
|r|
[Ans. C]

5. A wire bent over square has area of 1936 m , wire is cut into two parts a and b such that
s ow ‘ ’ is bent over squ re nd ‘s’ is bent over circle
Find out the sum of area of square and circle
[Ans. *] Range: 1243 to 1243

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6. If [ ] then det ) __________

[Ans. *] Range: 0.25 to 0.25

| |
| |
| |

7. For an ordinary y x nd y ) then y ) __________

[Ans. *]Range: 1.4 to 1.5

8. For a Fourier series f x) ∑ cos nx) the value of co-efficient of function

f x) cos x in is _________
[ ]

9. The divergence of vector field ⃗⃗ e cos yi sin yi) is ________

[Ans. *]
Divergence of vector field u
⃗⃗ ⃗u⃗
̂ ̂ k̂
x y z
⃗⃗ e cosy
u e cos y
e cos y

10. onsider function ‘u’ which depends on position ‘x’ nd time ’t’ he p rti l differential
equation is known as
(A) Wave equation
(B) Heat equation
(C) Laplace equation
(D) Energy equation
[Ans. B]

11. For a counter clockwise integration around a unit circle centered at origin
∮ he v lue of ‘ ’ is __________
[Ans. *]Range: 0.4 to 0.4
img

e l
)

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f z)
∮ dz if )
z )
( )
∮ dz if ) f z)
(z )

ere

i( )

( ) i

12. y x given y ) then find y )

[Ans. *]Range: 0 to 0
y dy x dx
Apply integration on both sides
∫ y dy ∫ x dx
y x
c
y x
c
y )
c
x y

x y
y )

13. A ball is dropped from a height of 1m in a friction less tube. If the tube profile is
approximated as straight line the total distance travelled by the ball is __________
[Neglecting the curved position]

g m s

[Ans. *]Range: 2.2 to 2.6

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14. A disc of mass 10 kg and radius 1 m is acted upon by a 100N force at the centre as shown
Find the linear acceleration of center of the disc?

m kg
[Ans. *]Range: 6.4 to 7

15. Let x nd x be two independent exponential distribution R.V with mean 0.5 and 0.25
respectively . hen y min x x ) is
(A) Exponential distribution with mean is
(B) Exponential distribution with mean is 2
(C) Normal distribution with mean is
(D) Normal distribution with mean is
[Ans. A]

16. The problem of maximizing z x x subject to constraints

x x x nd x has
(A) No solution
(B) One solution
(C) Two solution
(D) More solution
[Ans. B]

17. The peak wave length of radiation emitted by a black body at a temperature of 2000 k is
m. If the peak wave length of emitted radiation changes to m, then the
temperature (in k) of the black body is _________ (k)
[Ans. *]Range: 1000 to 1000

18. In a steam power plant steam is condensed in a condenser at . The cooling water
enters the condenser at . The cooling water enters the condenser at and leaves
at . If the total surface area of tubes is m and overall heat transfer co-efficient is
w m k then heat transfer to the condenser is _________
[Ans. *] Updating soon

More Questions Update Soon

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